Re: How can I test a javascript-enhanced web application on Linux?

[Joost]

I heard some good stories about crossover office. It runs internet explorer on linux. Apparently, it might be possible to run Win32::IE::Mechanize on it. Haven't tried it, though.

Another way to go about it, is to install windows and the tests on a virtual PC like vmware, and run the webapp on the native linux system. VMWare works very well, as long as you have enough memory (I'd recommend at least 1 Gb for a linux system with windows XP under vmware).

Yet another way, is to port Win32::IE::Mechanize to mozilla, and I would be grateful for the person(s) to accomplish the task, but AFAIK mozilla is not as easy to script as Explorer, so it's probably going to take a lot of time.

[dpavlin]

I heard some good stories about crossover office. It runs internet explorer on linux. Apparently, it might be possible to run Win32::IE::Mechanize on it. Haven't tried it, though.

Here is a node How to install Win32::OLE under Linux? which might help. I'm using it to make SOAP service from macros in Excel. While this works, I wouldn't recommend such combination for writing intensive tests of JavaScript web application (it just seems too slow and flaky).

When writing jsFind I opted to create separate html page with tests (which takes a long time to execute) and run that manually in different browsers. This served me well (and enabled me to test JavaScript in different browsers), but than again I didn't have to check interaction with web application and it's interactive approach.

I'm very interesed in solution to this particular problem. Please keep us posted about progress.

[ForgotPasswordAgain]

Thanks, I think actually I'll try this approach first, adapting your instructions for installing Win32::OLE to Wine. I hadn't even considered being able to run IE under Linux. (It's even a little disappointing to do that..)